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Library Courses & Tutorials: Getting Started

A resource guide to all of St. Kate's tutorials regarding information seeking, source evaluation, and citations.

Library Basics Tutorials

Finding Full Text
10 minute tutorial which shows how to find the full text of any article, either from a search of your own or an existing citation.

Articles: from Popular to Scholarly
15 minute tutorial that examines scholarly and popular articles, highlighting their similarities and differences so that you can use them more effectively.

Acting With Integrity By Using Information Ethically
A 25-30 minute course that will introduce you to the concept of academic integrity, strategies to prevent plagiarism, and the importance of documenting your sources.

Research Process Courses

From Topic to Research Question
5 minute tutorial that outlines the process of developing a research question about a topic.

Basic Search Strategies
10 minute course that shows how to create an effective search strategy to find relevant resources on your topic.

Advanced Search Strategies
10-15 minute course that will demonstrate techniques you can use to create a more advanced search strategy for efficient searching.

Evaluating Online Information
20-25 minute course that will help you develop skills to critically evaluate information.
Identifying & Selecting Sources
A 10 minute course that teaches you to recognize different sources types and select the information that best suits your needs.

Citation Style Courses

APA Style
30 minute course that shows you how to use APA 7th edition to document your sources, and format a paper.

Chicago Style
30 minute course that shows you how to use Chicago Style (17th edition) to properly document your sources, format a paper, and answer common citation questions.

MLA Style
30 minute course that shows you how to use 9th edition MLA to properly cite your sources, format a paper, and answer common citation questions.

Zotero
15-20 minute course that introduces you to Zotero, an online reference manager; includes how to save, organize, cite, and share your references.

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